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GT86

It was only a few days ago when got our first chance to hear the Ferrari V8 inside Ryan Tuerck’s Toyota 86. Well Ryan is back with the first footage of his GT4586 project drifting around a Ferrari 458. Update 10/5/2016 – At SEMA 2016 Ryan said the V8 cost $42,000 from a wrecked Ferrari. … Read more

Ryan Tuerck has been teasing us with his 4.5 L Ferrari V8 powered Toyota 86 for a while. After several updates the team is finally ready to start the engine and let us hear that amazing sound. Source: Donut Media and Ryan Tuerck

Since we last wrote about Ryan Tuerck’s Toyota GT86 with a Ferrari 4.5 L F136 FB V8 they have released more details about the project. Officially the project is being called “GT4586”. The drivetrain has been finalized which includes a Fortin five-speed sequential transmission with a Tilton clutch connected to a Tomei 2 way limited … Read more

Ryan Tuerck made a video explaining how the intake will work as well other modifications on his Ferrari powered Toyota GT86. The intake is being routed into a induction box located under the dash with carbon fiber intakes behind the front wheels. Since this will be a video/demo car and will not compete in Formula … Read more

Some of the most interesting engine swap projects come from professional and amateur drifting. Part of the reason is the limited rules and the other is the desire to stand out. Formula Drift driver Ryan Tuerck’s new race car will raise the bar for being different. Ryan sent a Toyota GT86 to Huddy Motorsports in … Read more

When we last covered this FR-S it has just rolled off the dyno. The owner decided the factory 4U-GSE flat-four wasn’t the right fit for the this light RWD car so he swapped it for a Gen5 “Black Top” 3S-GE inline-four sourced from a Altezza RS200. Running off a Haltech Elite 2500 ECU and a … Read more